The movie, Hunt for Red October, opens with the words, “…nothing which you are about to see ever happened.” Jesus teaches us that all war is in the mind, a false story that the Holy Son of God could be separate from the Father. This story never happened. Yet because the story seems real, Jesus must help us re-interpret stories to undo concepts of death and destruction. Finally we must trust that we are more than the idea we have of ourselves! This is to finally admit that the dream of the ego could never happen.

This submarine movie is a “deep dive” into the subconscious mind in order uncover and release the desire for attack and to feel attacked. The ego relishes the experience of attack. It also relished the thrill of chasing and being chased, the guilty pleasure of playing “cat and mouse” and the hunter and the hunted. The ego relishes the experience of mystery and intrigue, the classical “who done it” to discover who is guilty. The Spirit would have us know all is Innocence.

This movie is an excellent opportunity to release the desire to “take sides” over what is believed to be is “right and wrong”. Heaven can never be found in taking sides because as soon as there are “sides” there are two, and two is always denial of the One.

At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union, the “enemy” to the United States, launches a new nuclear submarine that is silent and virtually undetectable. Because the ego’s only function is to misperceive threat, in the play of the world this submarine is now a “potential threat” to the United States. Joining is the solution!

The question is “Is the submarine Captain, Marko Ramius (Sean Connery) defecting to prevent the start of a nuclear war or is armageddon imminent as the ego claims?” Counter to those who “fear” this sub and this captain, Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), a desk agent for the C.I.A., has faith that Captain Ramius is seeking only to join. It can seem like “defection”, yet in truth this is a call to join. Jack feels unprepared for the assignment, yet he steps unfailingly right into high function in service to the whole, unwilling to let fear stop his purpose to follow and answer the call to join with Ramius.

These two characters are a powerful demonstration of singleness of mind in trust and purpose to see what is true. Trust is essential for dropping old identity and thoughts about attack and war. Death seems imminent with constant torpedoes (attack thoughts), yet the Spirit reveals our true power to focus past fear and release the desire to experience attack.

This “deep dive” to see where Love is denied is willingness to see things another way. Captain Ramius steps out of an old identity of attack and war by joining in purpose with Jack Ryan, a CIA agent. He must trust a possible “enemy”. The the symbol of “turning over” the sub is resigning the old role as one of the USSR’s “finest captains” for something new. The Spirit uses his leadership skill for a new purpose as former enemies stand together on the holiest place on earth, where ancient hatred turns to present love. Mighty companions join together in trust to complete the mission.

In this singleness of mind and purpose many join to see things a whole new way beyond attack and fear. Dropping old identity through the willingness to join and staying in purpose regardless of the circumstances—as demonstrated by Ryan and Ramius—is the fastest means to the peace that surpasses understanding.

Armageddon, the end of the world, is merely the dropping of personal identity to the celebration of the peace of God. As Ryan says to Ramius at the end of the movie, “Welcome to the new world.”

The Hunt for Red October is a clear and powerful demonstration of key teachings of Jesus:

• Trust settles every problem now, trust your brother as he is yourself,
• unequivocally follow the call to join to see what is true;
• unwavering commitment to go all the way with the Holy Spirit;
• the value of walking out of old identity;
• the value of trusting mighty companions/Jesus without question;
• recognition that we are more than the idea we have of ourselves.